Haya
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 1,300,000 (2006). |
| Region | Kagera region, mainly Bukoba Urban and Bukoba Rural districts. |
| Language map |
Tanzania, reference number 3 |
| Alternate names | Ekihaya, Kihaya, Ruhaya, Ziba |
| Dialects | Bumbira, Edangabo, Ganda-Kiaka, Hamba, Hangiro, Mwani, Nyakisisa, Ekiziba, Yoza. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Haya-Jita (J.20) |
| Language use | Vigorous. |
| Language development | Bible: 2002. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists: plantain, coffee, beans, maize; miners: tin, wolfram; animal husbandry: cattle, goats. Christian, traditional religion, Muslim. |
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